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  "title": "Kindle and Echo prices just jumped 60%. Here's what's actually worth buying now",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/kindle-and-echo-prices-just-jumped-60-heres-whats-actually-worth",
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  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-24T11:42:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Police",
    "slug": "android-police",
    "url": "https://www.androidpolice.com/amazon-increased-kindles-and/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Amazon quietly raised device prices by up to 60%, and competitors are suddenly looking better",
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        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "I’m quitting Kindle, and Amazon’s new DRM update proves why you should too",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/im-quitting-kindle-and-amazons-new-drm-update-proves-why-you-should",
        "published": "2026-08-22T09:00:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Amazon just hiked the prices for Echo, Fire TV, and Kindle products by up to 60 percent",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/amazon-just-hiked-the-prices-for-echo-fire-tv-and-kindle-products-by",
        "published": "2026-08-22T13:41:01.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Amazon raises Echo, Kindle, Fire TV, and eero prices by up to 60%, blaming the memory crunch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/amazon-raises-echo-kindle-fire-tv-and-eero-prices-by-up-to-60-blaming",
        "published": "2026-08-24T10:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ZDNet",
        "title": "Amazon hikes prices on Echos, Kindles, Fire TVs as much as 60% - here's what you'll pay now",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/amazon-hikes-prices-on-echos-kindles-fire-tvs-as-much-as-60-heres",
        "published": "2026-08-24T14:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Amazon quietly hikes prices on Kindles, Echo speakers, Fire TV sticks, and eero routers: See the full list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/amazon-quietly-hikes-prices-on-kindles-echo-speakers-fire-tv-sticks",
        "published": "2026-08-24T15:56:22.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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